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- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
these comments when he said, "Global initiatives should not be devalued but should be re-evaluated with some new criteria." Respondents raised an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand." This... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
trade to the Patriots and play for Belichick. In 2004, playing for the Patriots, Dillon rushed for 1,635 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, setting career highs and franchise records. Dillon played a major role in View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
about plans by Industrial Plastics Canada to open a new plant in nearby North Bay, Ontario. Yes, the new plant would generate 35 jobs, but the CBC report said “the company will transform a polymer called... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Fellowships Enable Students to Broaden Their Impact
girls’ JV high school basketball team and ran a tutoring program. “I realized I was happier doing that and wanted to be in education full time. That’s what I’m passionate about,” says Agarwal, who took a leap of faith and landed at Success Academy, a network of charter... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
The Africa Business Club hosted its first-ever conference at the School on January 30. The relatively new club, founded in 1997 to help increase awareness at HBS of business and career opportunities on the African continent, chose... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
auto-parts store to buy a new battery. The salesperson offers you a new battery with a receipt for $55, or the same battery with no receipt for $25. Which do you take? The Old Shell Game: How Do They Do... View Details
- Profile
Kenny Salas
brothers' new venture, Camino Financial, provides alternative capital resources to underserved small businesses, particularly those in Latino communities, that might not qualify for traditional bank loans. “Banks have strict... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions
"Tobin tax" on financial transactions? Claire Martin (AMP 175, 2008), VP, Renault, France I'm skeptical for three reasons. First, empirical evidence indicates such taxes have raised little revenue and have simply relocated trading rather... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
What I Do: Philippe Hellich (MBA 1996)
ever-present too, be it a customer tripping on a display or an entire country divorcing itself from established trading protocols. “The diversity of risks is what makes this job so exciting,” says the man whose task it is to prevent... View Details
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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
be awarded to Professor Robert C. Merton, Harvard University, and Professor Myron S. Scholes, Stanford University, "for a new method to determine the value of derivatives." Robert Merton is the 35th Harvard University faculty member - and... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
Clubs News Clubs News It’s been a decade since the HBS Club of Singapore (HBSCS) launched its signature Mentorship Program, aimed at helping local university and trade school students to prepare for life after graduation, both personally and professionally. The program... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Shop Talk, Different Avenues
flatten out pricing as the number of people shopping on international sites grows. Gilt shipping to over 90 countries can certainly change the character and potential of the business. I think it’s interesting that Gilt created a new form... View Details
- Profile
Omowale Casselle
What does your work involve? "My official title is director of product management, SAMPLEit, a new venture at redbox. In this role, I'm responsible for leveraging technology across our different product lines—kiosk, mobile, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Incentives and Operational Excellence
say $3 — in return for a share of the revenues, typically 50 percent. This allowed the retailers to break even with just one or two rentals. Monitoring and technology, however, are key to implementation of the plan, and the new system... View Details
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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)
Business Journal and the Book of Lists for Boston. Content covers a wide range of industries and the Book of Lists includes “Largest Minority Owned Business in Massachusetts”. Business Source Complete – Articles from academic journals, magazines, and... View Details
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Special Collections & Archives | Baker Library
Schwartz Art Collection Displayed throughout campus to inspire students to think creatively. Muriel Siebert Collection American businesswoman Muriel F. Siebert (1928-2013) was the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
the company’s revenues have increased by leaps and bounds. But the melamine pet food scare last spring could have ruined everything. The bad news came to a place it shouldn’t: Disney World. It was during one of the few vacations that Paal... View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic expansion. But they represent... View Details
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Article databases: Which to choose? | Baker Library
Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post. Full contents include journals, trade publications, newspapers, newswires, and transcripts. Includes content in 22 languages. Sophisticated search... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
When American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the bright, sunny morning of September 11, 2001, it set off a chain of dark events that would kill 3,000 people and change forever the way many Americans... View Details